Chinese, Vietnamese defense ministers witness joint patrols

The Chinese and Vietnamese militaries held their third high-level border meeting in Lang Son, Vietnam on March 29, 2016. Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan and his Vietnamese counterpart Phung QuangThanh performed the rituals of saluting territorial sovereignty marker 1223 and witnessed a joint patrol of both sides' border soldiers in Chi Ma border gate, in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son.(CNS Photo)